A simple decomposition is provided to analyse the gender gap in educational attainment
with an application to Ghana. The decomposition considers six conditional steps required for
completing high school, namely starting and completing primary school, starting and completing
junior high school, and starting and completing senior high school. Using household surveys parameters
are estimated conditionally on having completed the previous step. By estimating the decomposition
over time and comparing parameters between groups, we are able to assess whether the gender gap is
being reduced over time and where dropping out takes place in the education system for various groups